Marcell Ozuna Watch - (Update: Traded to Cards Pg. 13)

[sjgoten6]

So, who got the better overall trade, Cards or Yankees?

[ZigZagCardsFan]

Yankees. They didn't have to give up much of anything.

[CardsofSTL]

Great deal. I was on Team Yelich but happy with the trade. Still plenty of bullets in the clip to make more moves and I hope they do

[TheoSqua]

For next season? Absolutely the Yankees.

But Stanton has 10 years and almost 300m on his contract
Ozuna has two arbitration years.

I would have rather had Stanton personally, but if he gets injured or has a few down seasons then the Cardinals might end up being grateful they traded for the OF that only had 2 years left on his deal.

I seriously doubt Ozuna ever hits 50+ HR and puts up 6+ WAR, so getting Stanton for that kind of price is fantastic. Ozuna is definitely more in the Cardinals comfort zone though.

[Fat Strat]

Yes, definitely the Yankees. But there’s nothing we can do about that. It’s not so bad coming in second this time.

[JoeMcKim]

Yankees gave up Castro but you can view that as a plus since now that'll open up a starting position at 2B for Gleyber Torres, so they definitely had the better trade.

[dmarx114]

Flaherty - Still a Cardinal

Weaver - Still a Cardinal

Reyes - Still a Cardinal

Kelly - Still a Cardinal



I'm pretty surprised, considering 1) Other teams were reportedly hot on Ozuna and 2) He's under control for 2 more years.


I wish the Cardinals would straight-up sign Wade Davis. That would make for a fantastic off-season.

Agree with everything.

[dmarx114]

We are so lucky we have a gm who knows exactly what he's doing.

Dewitt may be a bit frugal, but at least he lets his gm run the show and stays out of the way.

Great day to be a Cards fan!

[Radbird]

Google translate: I thank the cardinals for the opportunity and the fans who supported me thanks for that moment [BLESS]

[Jocephus]

fwiw

Scouting Miami’s Return for Marcell Ozuna

by Eric Longenhagen - December 14, 2017

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/scoutin ... ell-ozuna/